Kevin Rutmanis

Kevin Rutmanis (born October 17, 1958) is an American bass guitarist. He is of Latvian descent. In late 1985, along with his younger brother Sandris Rutmanis, Thor Eisentrager, and then Jayhawks drummer Norm Rogers started the band The Cows.^[1] After the dissolution of The Cows, Rutmanis was the bass guitar player for The Melvins from 1998 to 2005.^[2][3] He was also the bass guitarist in the supergroup Tomahawk featuring Mike Patton.^[4] Kevin played bass on Tomahawk's first two CDs titled Tomahawk^[5] and Mit Gas,^[6] and played for two world tours supporting those CDs.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Cows 1.2 Melvins 1.3 Tomahawk 2 References

Discography

Cows

• 1987 - Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
• 1989 - Daddy Has a Tail
• 1990 - Effete and Impudent Snobs
• 1991 - Peacetika
• 1992 - Cunning Stunts
• 1993 - Sexy Pee Story
• 1994 - Orphan's Tragedy
• 1996 - Whorn
• 1998 - Sorry in Pig Minor

Melvins

• 1999 - The Maggot
• 1999 - The Bootlicker
• 2000 - The Crybaby
• 2001 - Electroretard
• 2001 - Colossus of Destiny
• 2002 - Hostile Ambient Takeover
• 2004 - Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)

Tomahawk

• 2001 - Tomahawk
• 2003 - Mit Gas

References

Cows Thor Eisentrager · Shannon Selberg · Kevin Rutmanis · Freddy Votel Tony Oliveri · Norm Rogers · Sandris Rutmanis · David van der Steen Studio albums Taint Pluribus Taint Unum · Daddy Has a Tail · Effete and Impudent Snobs · Peacetika · Cunning Stunts · Sexy Pee Story · Orphan's Tragedy · Whorn · Sorry in Pig Minor Extended plays Plowed · The Missing Letter Is You Compilations Old Gold 1989-1991 Videos Nuggets & Doozies Singles "Chow" · "Slap Back" · "Woman Inside" · "Cow Island" Related articles Articles Amphetamine Reptile Records Groups Heroine Sheiks · Tomahawk · Melvins

Melvins Dale Crover • Buzz Osborne • Jared Warren • Coady Willis Additional musicians: Trevor Dunn • Adam Jones • David Scott Stone Former members: Lori "Lorax" Black • Mark Deutrom • Mike Dillard • Matt Lukin • Joe Preston • Kevin Rutmanis Studio albums Gluey Porch Treatments • Ozma • Bullhead • Lysol • Houdini • Prick • Stoner Witch • Stag • Honky • The Maggot • The Bootlicker • The Crybaby • Electroretard • Hostile Ambient Takeover • (A) Senile Animal • Nude with Boots • The Bride Screamed Murder EPs Six Songs • Tanx • Eggnog • King Buzzo • Dale Crover • Joe Preston • Tora Tora Tora • Smash the State • Sludge Glamorous • Hurray For Me, Fuk You Live albums Your Choice Live Series Vol.12 • Alive at the Fucker Club • Live at Slim's 8-Track Tape  • Colossus of Destiny • The End • A Live History of Gluttony and Lust • Melvins vs. Minneapolis • Pick Your Battles • Sugar Daddy Live Compilations Singles 1-12 • The Trilogy Vinyl • 26 Songs • Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996 • Neither Here nor There • Mangled Demos from 1983 • The Making Love Demos • Chicken Switch Collaborations Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (w/ Fantômas) • Pigs of the Roman Empire (w/ Lustmord) • Never Breathe What You Can't See (w/ Jello Biafra) • Sieg Howdy! (w/ Jello Biafra) Video releases Salad of a Thousand Delights  • Live from London 2006 (w/ Fantômas) Singles/songs "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" • "Love Canal/Someday" • "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands" • "Boris" • "Venus in Furs" • "Night Goat" "See How Pretty, See How Smart" Related articles Discography • We Reach: The Music of the Melvins • Big Business

Tomahawk Mike Patton · Duane Denison · John Stanier Kevin Rutmanis Studio albums Tomahawk · Mit Gas · Anonymous Ipecac Recordings · Fantômas · Melvins · The Cows · Mr. Bungle · The Jesus Lizard · Faith No More · Helmet · Battles · The Mark of Cain

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